New York Times Co 8-K, filed Oct 12, 2021
New York Times Co (NYT)
8-K
2021-10-12
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About this 8-K
New York Times Co filed this 8-K on October 12, 2021.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 12, 2021
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) On October 12, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The New York Times Company (the “Company”) appointed Manuel Bronstein to the Board and named him to the Board’s Nominating & Governance Committee. A copy of the Company’s press release, dated October 12, 2021, announcing Mr. Bronstein’s appointment to the Board is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Mr. Bronstein will receive the same compensation that is provided from time to time to the Company’s other non-employee directors, including a grant of restricted stock units for the Company’s Class A common stock, with a grant date value of $81,000, representing a prorated amount of the restricted stock units granted to the Company’s non-employee directors on April 28, 2021.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description | |||||||
| Exhibit 99.1 | ||||||||
Exhibit 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY | ||||||||
Date: October 12, 2021 | By: | /s/ Diane Brayton | ||||||
| Diane Brayton | ||||||||
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||
Press Release
Manuel Bronstein Joins The New York Times Company Board of Directors
NEW YORK – October 12, 2021 – The New York Times Company announced today that Manuel Bronstein, chief product officer of Roblox Corporation, has been appointed to its board of directors.
“I am delighted to have Manuel join our board. He is a deeply experienced product leader whose expertise gained from a range of digital and consumer-facing companies will be invaluable to us as we continue to expand and grow our digital businesses,” said A.G. Sulzberger, chairman of The New York Times Company.
Mr. Bronstein has 20 years of experience leading product teams in the consumer and entertainment spaces. In his current role at Roblox, Mr. Bronstein, 46, leads the company’s product, design and data science functions. Prior to this role, he served in senior product roles at Alphabet, including as vice president of product at Google, leading Google Assistant, and vice president of product management at YouTube, overseeing the company’s mobile, desktop and living room applications, as well as live streaming, growth and community. He also served in leadership roles at Zynga and Xbox at Microsoft.
Mr. Bronstein grew up in Venezuela and holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Universidad Simón Bolívar and an M.B.A. from University of California, Berkeley.
About The New York Times Company
The New York Times Company is a trusted source of quality, independent journalism whose mission is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. With more than 8 million subscriptions across a diverse array of print and digital products — from news to cooking to games — The Times has evolved from a local and regional news leader into a diversified media company with curious readers, listeners and viewers around the globe. Follow news about the company at NYTCo.com.
This press release can be downloaded from www.nytco.com
For Media: Danielle Rhoades Ha, 212-556-8719; danielle.rhoades-ha@nytimes.com
For Investors: Harlan Toplitzky, 212-556-7775; harlan.toplitzky@nytimes.com